Dive Brief:
- Schools in nine states and the District of Columbia will receive funding from Virginia-based energy provider Dominion.
- In total, the Dominion Resources' charitable arm is giving away $1.3 million to over 100 schools and educational institutions for the 2014-15 school year.
- 77 K-12 schools will get $10,000 each to create energy- and environment-related projects. The rest of the money will go to 39 colleges for projects in energy, environmental studies, engineering, and workforce development departments.
Dive Insight:
Schools receiving the grant money are in Connecticut, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. This is an excellent way for the business sector to get involved in education. It is not the business sector telling educators how to teach certain subjects, but rather giving money for subjects in their field to be taught. Who could have a problem with that?
